Amy Hershey

Powell Butte, OR, United States

Oct 31 at 07:25 PM

Lucas G Truax. Thank you! Ā I will go Check it out:)

Oct 31 at 01:43 PM

Richard Boatwright

That would be awesome!! Ā I will Ā be looking for it!

I will try to do some videos of him. I ride/train by myself most the time so I will recruit someoneā€¦lolĀ 

Thank you so much

Amy

Oct 30 at 01:40 PM

Hi,Ā 

Thank you for responding:). I will go watch Naches and Magnolia! Ā This colt is bred, Hollywood Dun It, Nic It In The Bud, Shining Sparkā€¦..very gentle and processes well. Ā Not reactive so I am so glad you said maybe not to desensitize Ā because these colts tend to be pretty quiet anyway. When I start a colt I feel the pressure to do all the ā€œstuffā€ to desensitize, thanks for taking the pressure off! lol I really appreciate your simple approach to training.Ā 

What are your thoughts on handling a colt that wants to be with the rest of the herd? I mainly have Ranch horses that run together, but I donā€™t put my young horses in with those horses just because they tend to get picked on. This colt acts a little insecure, and I have kept him separate but i feel like if itā€™s in them already what are some things to keep it at the best level that you can?Ā 

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Oct 26 at 11:57 PM

So, I have a coming 2 yr old that I would like to start using your ES20 as a guide. Ā Is there a cut and dried set a videos that walks you through each day? I tried to look through the Naches set of videos, is that where I would find each day?

Thanks, this colt is a nice one and I want to put a good start on him. Also, what are your thoughts on desensitizing colts? Ā Do you bring in tarps and all that stuff or do you just expose them to new things as you train them? Ā 

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Yes it did help! Ā Thank you!

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Sep 16 at 06:46 PM

Hi,

I am really wanting to understand bits and what to use when on my colts as they progress in training. Ā  I am a firm believer in using my legs to ride them into the bit and keeping them soft. What bits in general do you recommend when transitioning out of the snaffle? Ā 

Thank you!Ā 

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May 22 at 09:14 PM

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Richard Boatwright.Ā 

I just got the package this weekend!! Ā 

Thank you!!!

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Apr 30 at 05:42 PM

Thank you for the response:). That helped a lot. Sometimes these kind of colts are misunderstood and I just want to do good by him. Ā This has helped me look at him with more understanding and patience.Ā 

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Apr 03 at 07:47 PM

I have a two yr old that I am getting ready to start. I have saddled him and it took all of 15 mins. My question is, when a colt is as gentle as he is, what are things i can do to wake him up and get his feet moving. I don't think he is lazy but not very reactivešŸ˜³.Ā 

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Dec 24 at 11:59 PM

We got 12ā€ of snow and had to start feeding our cows that were in good feedšŸ˜ž. Then it got down to 3 degrees so the snow stayed for a while. BUT It has warmed up in the last couple days and everything is melting!! I have never been so happy to deal with mud!šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚. Might get to quit feeding and let the cows go back to grazing. But it is WAY colder in other areas of the nation. Just watched a YouTube video of some ranchers taking care of cattle in -50šŸ˜³šŸ˜³